Idenstam,Gunnar / Rydvall,Erik - Northern Dances - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The songs on this album are played in a version for violin and piano. With the exception of a few passages played an octave higher than the voice part, everything else is performed in accordance with the original score. To give the listener the opportunity to enjoy the almost symbiotic relationship between poems and music, the booklet offers all poems that Grieg and Sibelius use in their music. This may give an interesting insight into the creative musical process. Helge Slaatto (born 1952) was concertmaster of Odense Symphony Orchestra, Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen and Randers Chamber Orchestra. For 25 years he was professor at the Hochschule für Musik der Universität Münster, presently he teachers at MGK Copenhagen. He gave master classes throughout the world and his students won prizes at major international competitions. They were also awarded the special prize of Deutsche Schallplattenkritik. Album Tracks 1. Foraarsregn Op. 49 nr. 6 2. Ved Rondane Op. 33 nr. 9 3. Hjemkomst Op. 58 nr. 1 4. Romance Op. 26 5. Romance 6. Svarta Rosor Op. 36 nr. 1 7. I Rosentiden Op. 48 nr. 5 8. Med en Primula Veris Op. 26 nr. 4 9. Romance Op. 28~No. 2 10. Romance II 11. To Brune Øjne Op. 5 nr. 1 12. Jeg elsker Dig Op. 5 nr. 3 13. Solveigs Sang 14. Våren Op. 33 nr. 2 15. Til Norge Op. 58 nr. 4 16. Romance in C Op. 42 17. svane Op. 25 nr. 2

Album Tracks 1. Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 I. Allegro Marcato - Animato 2. Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 II. Allegretto Tranquillo E Grazioso - Allegro 3. Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 III. Allegro Moderato Alla Marcia - Tranquillo - a Tempo 4. Norwegian Dances, Op. 35 IV. Allegro Molto 5. In Autumn Overture Op. 11 Adante - Allegro Agitato - Allegro Marcato E Maestoso 6. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Poco Tranquillo - Andantino Espressivo 7. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Poco Allegro, Ma Tranquillo 8. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Energico 9. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Allegro Leggiero 10. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Poco Andante 11. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Maestoso 12. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Allegro Scherzando E Leggiero 13. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Adante 14. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Andante Molto Tranquillo 15. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Presto 16. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Tempo Di Menuetto 17. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Allegro Marcato 18. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Tempo Di Valse 19. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Adagio Molto Espressivo 20. Old Norwegian Romance with Variations Op. 51 Finale - Allegro Molto Marcato - Pomposo - Pretissimo - Andante Molto Tranquillo 21. Erotik (From Lyric Pieces) Op. 43 No. 5 for String Orchestra and Harp Lento Molto 22. Two Icelandic Melodies for String Orchestra I. Maestoso 23. Two Icelandic Melodies for String Orchestra II. Moderato

In 2019 the Swedish organist and composer Gunnar Idenstam was commissioned to provide the music to a film, The Vegan Toothbrush, by the Norwegian film-maker Trygve Luktvasslimo, which takes seriously the issue of climate change itself but satirises the quasi-religious intensity of climate activists. Idenstam is one of the few remaining organists who maintain the centuries-old tradition of improvisation at the console, and his extemporisations for the film, all of which are concerned with water, developed into a kind of powerfully atmospheric sea symphony. Album Tracks 1. Prelude [01 38] 2. Chorale Theme I [02 54] 3. Water Vortex [00 51] 4. Water Landscapes [03 25] 5. Poem I [19 28] 6. Chorale Theme II [05 43] 7. Poem II [19 13] 8. Scandinavian Air A Meditative [03 45] 9. Bubbles [01 15] 10. Chorale Theme III [02 10] 11. Hymn [03 35]